Investment Stewardship Senior Analyst

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

L&G Asset Management is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers – which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions – and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

We are looking for a Senior Analyst to join our Global Investment Stewardship team where you will be supporting meaningful change by raising global markets standards and contributing to improving sustainability characteristics in investee holdings.

This role will be working in collaboration with the Investment Research and Climate Solutions teams. In this multi-faceted role, you will undertake investment stewardship related activities to support our work within our Climate & Nature theme and how it relates to our investments from a Stewardship lens. You will also assist with engagement with companies to understand improvements in a company’s approach to climate and nature thematic areas and support public policy engagements.

You will work also work in close collaboration with the Active Investment teams to integrate Stewardship policies into the investment process, support the development of engagement plans, identify and engage with other relevant stakeholders, undertake qualitative and quantitative research and be responsible for producing related documentations, communications and recordkeeping for use in client reporting.

You will use your passion for climate and nature matters and your excellent written and verbal communication skills to enthuse and influence a range of stakeholders. The ability to review research, data, analyse and make recommendations to a range of stakeholders is a central aspect of the role.

What you’ll be doing:

• Conducting in-depth research on climate and nature to inform and shape macro-level thematic expectations
• Supporting the identification of key geographic markets and policymakers, contributing to engagement strategy, and executing climate and nature stewardship campaigns at thematic and company levels
• Contributing to company engagement plans, representing L&G’s climate and nature positions in collaborations, and supporting voting activities in line with stewardship policies
• Supporting investment teams in integrating climate and nature considerations and Stewardship policies into sector and company research, including delivering presentations and building strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Driving sustainability integration across global investment teams, contributing to global research and engagement efforts, and supporting strategic climate and nature initiatives across L&G’s business areas
• Supporting client engagement by representing the Stewardship team in meetings and developing materials to enhance client understanding
• Writing and contributing to external thought pieces, blogs, policies, and reports on climate and nature topics
• Representing L&G in external forums such as industry roundtables, associations, and panels as required

Who we’re looking for:

• University degree in biology, ecology, nature/climate science, environmental sustainability, engineering, politics, economics, or relevant experience applicable to nature and biodiversity
• Excellent knowledge of responsible investment best practices and broader trends
• Broad awareness of the asset management industry and the different challenges sustainability issues poses for different client channels would be advantageous
• A detailed knowledge and understanding of climate and nature topics that are relevant to investors and corporates
• A good understanding of nature-related topics, and the approaches, methodologies, tools and analytics to assess nature and climate risks and the implications of nature change and climate change in terms of commercial, economic and social impacts
• Familiarity with tools and frameworks like the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Science-Based Targets for Nature (SBTN), and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
• Advanced Excel skills, with experience using across different projects. Any additional experience with investment data would be advantageous
• Confident and capable communication and presentation skills – with experience presenting in a professional context

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.